JaZzArt en València

And the coloured girls go…

CHEERS

It’s in the mountains and there’s a spectacular castle way up there… This is a great place for autumn or spring, I am not too sure about winter but I am sure that summer is not the time to climb the mountains and hills of beautiful Xàtiva in the Valencian Community, Spain…

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Sometimes I look in the mirror and the face that looks back at me is not mine…

It’s not the face I expected…

Life’s the same…

Things are not what we believe they are,

that’s the lesson I received from life…

A lesson, to be useful, must take us towards the knowledge of change,

for all things change…

The body I fell asleep in last night is not the same body I woke up in this morning, the cells have changed names, address and motivation and now I am new again as is the day, as is the morning as is the light that shines upon my garden from the sun…

All things have changed as each morning comes…

C.2023, Francisco Bravo Cabrera, 20 NOV 2023, Valencia, Spain

Artista ilustradora romana cuyas obras tienen un gustito a lo clásico pero aliñadas con el pop y con el surrealismo…

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She is an artist and illustrator whose works taste a bit like something classical but seasoned with pop and surrealism…

Daria nació en 1970 en Roma e inició sus estudios de arte en el Instituto Europeo di Design Roma. Entre su haber hay muchos libros infantiles que ha ilustrado. Además Daria ha recibido varios honores incluyendo el de la Accademia Pictor de Turin que se lo han otorgado ya por tres años seguidos, del 2006 al 2008.

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Daria was born in 1970 in Rome and began her art studies at the European Institute of Design in Rome. Among her achievements are many children’s books that she has illustrated. In addition, Daria has received several honours, including the award of the Accademia Pictor of Turin, which she has received for three consecutive years, from 2006 to 2008.

Creo que aunque no muy conocida por estos Deus lares hay que darla a conocer…

I believe that although she is not too well known in these lands she should be recognised…

GRACIAS

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The image above is the framed print of this original work of «Art Digital» that I have just included in my Pixel gallery, but there are more ways you can have this print hanging on your wall… Pixels handles the entire transaction and ships to you quickly.

Choose original art as gifts this holiday season and if you want to find something good, different and still very much original, check out my fine art prints at Pixels/Fine Art America. I have selected several of the images of my original work and have allowed this company to convert them into high quality fine art prints in many forms and on many items. They are beautiful and quite affordable. Check out my gallery at Pixels here.

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What is a memory if not a dream formed from the stones of life,

the distilled spirit of the will that pushes me forward and towards the summit,

towards the sun…

The sound that crosses my lips becomes the voice of my nostalgia,

the silence, rhythm, the beat is of my thoughts that try to find you…

But in darkness memories lose their hues, their shades, their meaning,

as their power to evoke the love that once raced down the highway of forever

has been lost to a nostalgia

that transforms each step I take,

and recreates each memory

with events that I can’t recall ever occurred.  

The words that my voice now carries are the bones of my nostalgia,

the skin has been ripped quite off in my quest to try to find you…

But in the summit light surrounds the weary traveller,

and on the clouds dance the colours, the hues, the shades

that were ripped from my nostalgia,

and they transform each thought that I now ponder upon,

and caress each memory with the gentle touch

of forgetfulness…

There’s nothing worse than nostalgia for something that never occurred…

C.2023, Francisco Bravo Cabrera, 24 NOV 2023, Valencia, Spain

CHEERS

Gracias…

Cheers…

I have some questions for all who wish to reply…

1. Does art mix with politics?
2. Should artists get involved with politics?
3. Can art, (not that which is made for political propaganda) influence others politically or socially?
4. If you thought that artists should not get involved with politics, can you tell me who should?
5. If you thought that art does not mix with politics, can you tell me what does mix with politics and what mixes with art?

I look forward to your opinions, and please, always remember that the only thing we proffer is opinions, there are very few facts out there.

Cheers…

* This painting depicts the artist (I thought about doing a portrait of Francisco Goya) in a pensive mood, seemingly floating on the blue waters of a «creative» sea, while the «muse» looks from the side, taking on a rather sinister appearance…

Queridos amigos y suscriptores, una vez más me tendré que ausentar de esta trinchera donde peleamos por el arte, por la música y por la poesía. Esta vez participo, junto a otros artistas, en una exposición en mi querida ciudad de Barcelona. Os invito a Sky Gallery Arts en la Ciudad Condal, especialmente el 14 de diciembre a las 1900 horas cuando celebramos la inauguración de esta exposición navideña. No participaré en el blog como de costumbre, pero os he dejado entradas preparadas que se transmitirán todos los días cuando no este aquí. Espero que no perdáis la costumbre de pasar por VALENCIARTIST…

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Dear friends and subscribers, once again I will have to be absent from this battlefield where we fight for art, music, and poetry. This time, I am participating, along with other artists, in an exhibition in my beloved city of Barcelona. I invite you to Sky Gallery Arts in the Condal City, especially on December 14th at 7:00 PM when we celebrate the opening of this Christmas exhibition. I will not be actively blogging as usual, but I have prepared posts that will be published every day when I am not here. I hope you don’t lose the habit of visiting VALENCIARTIST...

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(28 de noviembre de 2023, escuchando a The Foundations) A veces me parece que el mundo se ha quedado totalmente estancado y de mala manera. Ya no se …

Cambio de guardia by Francisco Bravo Cabrera